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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-consequential-provisions-subordinate-legislation-northern-ireland-order-2013/article-24",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/3021",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-consequential-provisions-subordinate-legislation-northern-ireland-order-2013",
  "path": "article/24",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Renewal Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "text": "(1) The Housing Renewal Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “application” insert—\n““armed forces independence payment” means armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;”.\n(3) In regulation 20 (treatment of child care charges)—\n(a) after paragraph (3)(d)(vi) insert—\n“(vii) armed forces independence payment;” and\n(b) after paragraph (8)(b)(iii) insert—\n“(iv) in respect of whom armed forces independence payment is payable.”.\n(4) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—\n(a) in paragraph 12(1)(a)(i) (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) after “following benefits:” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;\n(b) in paragraph 13 (severe disability premium)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii)—\n(aa) after “also in receipt of such” insert “payment or”; and\n(bb) after “are in receipt of such” insert “a payment or”; and\n(iv) in sub-paragraph (5) before paragraph (a) insert—\n“(za) a person receiving armed forces independence payment;”;\n(c) in paragraph 14(1) (enhanced disability premium) after “the 1992 Act” where it appears for the second time insert “or armed forces independence payment is payable”;\n(d) in paragraph 15(1) (disabled child premium) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—\n“(aa) is a young person who is in receipt of armed forces independence payment; or”; and\n(e) in paragraph 16(2)(b) (carer premium) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”.\n(5) In Schedule 1A (applicable amounts for persons who have attained or whose partner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit)—\n(a) in paragraph 7 (severe disability premium)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii)—\n(aa) after “also in receipt of such” insert “payment or”; and\n(bb) after “are in receipt of such” insert “a payment or”; and\n(iv) in sub-paragraph (5) before paragraph (a) insert—\n“(za) a person receiving armed forces independence payment;”;\n(b) in paragraph 8 (enhanced disability premium) after “family” insert “or armed forces independence payment is payable in respect of a young person who is a member of the relevant person’s family”; and\n(c) in paragraph 9 (disabled child premium) before sub-paragraph (a) insert—\n“(za) is a young person in receipt of armed forces independence payment; or”.\n(6) In Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the determination of income other than earnings) in paragraph 5 after “any” insert “armed forces independence payment or”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2004 No. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 20 was amended by S.R. 2006 No. 452."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Schedule 1A was inserted by S.R. 2006 No. 452."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3021/article/24",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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